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African Union's inclusion in G20 'master stroke', India 'voice of Global South': UNGA President
•Terming the inclusion of the African Union in the G20 "a master stroke," United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) President Dennis Francis hailed India as a "voice of the Global South"
Erdogan’s complicated relationship with India: Domestic compulsions and geopolitical aspirations
Tejusvi Shukla •While Turkey may not be an adversary of India, its actions in the region and on the global stage have implications for India's security and international image
Global South and its demand for 'reformed multilateralism' in a multipolar word
Asoke Mukerji •The agenda of the Global South in multilateral institutions prioritizes the consolidation of their sovereignty and territorial integrity, and the creation of a supportive external environment for their accelerated socio-economic development
Head-on | It’s time to do some plain speaking with the West on Russia-Ukraine war
Minhaz Merchant •What Russia is doing in Ukraine is inexcusable. But India does not need lectures from countries that have done, and continue to do, much worse
Apropos EAM Jaishankar’s US trip: How does ‘reformed multilateralism’ help India achieve its foreign policy goals?
Sreemoy Talukdar •India is impatient, because the confluence of factors that has landed it in a geopolitical sweet spot won’t last forever
Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif slammed for omitting names of LeT, JeM in UNGA address
•Former Afghan foreign minister Haneef Atmar rebuked Pakistan's prime minister for distinguishing between good and bad terrorists while deliberately omitting the name of LeT, which is the largest of all foreign groups operating in the region
Quad members oppose unilateral actions that seek to change Indo-Pacific status quo
•The foreign ministers met in New York City on the sidelines of the 77th United Nations General Assembly to deepen Quad multilateral cooperation in support of advancing a free and open Indo-Pacific, which is inclusive and resilient
UNGA summit: Quad leaders sign Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief partnership guidelines, take dig at China
•External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, who is here on a 10-day official visit to the United States, participated in the meeting and said the partnership is very timely
UNGA summit: EAM Jaishankar discusses Ukraine conflict, food security & Cyprus with his Turkish counterpart
•The talks comes a day after the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raked up the Kashmir issue during his address at the high-level UN General Assembly session and urged for the establishment of a "fair and permanent" peace and prosperity in Kashmir
Priyanka Chopra Jonas at United Nations SDG Moment: All is not well with our world
•"These goals were created hand in hand with people around the world in 2015; together we have an extraordinary opportunity to change the world that we live in," she said.